Fear the burroch

Irefertotheplanbeingconsidered by Police Scotland, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service and Scottish Ambulance Service to “integrate” their services (Scotsman, 30 August).

If the plan is for more cooperation, partnership working and close operational cooperation, no problem.

But one cannot help wondering if this is heading for another centralising, controlling, cost-cutting “burroch” by the Scottish Government; recent examples of which do not instil much confidence in the outcomes.

BOB BERTRAM

Main Street Pathhead, Midlothian